Another Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»family business that's served the city for decades has announced it's closing.
Dressew has been operating in downtown ; the business was founded by Roger McKie as Dressmakers' and Milliners' Supply House and is still run by his family.
Originally located at 320 Cordova St, it moved to 311 W Pender St. in 1971 and then, more than 40 years ago, moved into its current home at 337 W Hastings St., eventually creating a two-storey store filled with fabrics and supplies for clothing, costume and craft makers.
But that'll be coming to an end.
"Due to a variety of circumstances beyond our control, we are no longer able to operate Dressew as in the past. We will be selling our building on West Hastings St as well as our warehouses and Dressew will eventually be closing," reads a post from Dressew .
The past few years have been a struggle, it goes on to say, and while the exact future of the business is uncertain, the closure is certain.
"We are heartbroken, angry and just numb that it has come to this," reads the post.
In a follow-up post, after hundreds expressed sadness at the announced closure, the owners thanked the community for the support but noted the decision to close was final, even if a date hadn't been set.
"We’ve known for a little while things were headed in this direction and keeping it bottled up wasn’t great for our physical and mental health," reads the post.
They note efforts have been made to save Dressew, but "Dressew in its current form is lost."
A closing date hasn't been set as it depends on when the building, built in 1905, .
